The Beano, the UK’s longest-running comic, is revitalised by digital spin-offs promoting the joys of youthful rebellionDennis the Menace, synonymous with childhood mischief and rebellion for more than half a century, is undergoing a multimillion-pound makeover as the Beano battles to stay relevant with the click and swipe generation.Viewing data this week will show the cartoon series Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed has become the top show on the BBC’s children’s channel CBBC in its first week, and the 10th most-watched programme in the country among children aged six to 12, alongside The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing. Related: The Beano: top 20 book covers - in pictures Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vera B. Williams' family saved pennies and nickels to get by during the Depression. So her mother's purchase of a "real chair" — neither stick-hard nor someone's castoff but brand new and cushiony — was an extravagance. "I don't intend to work all my life and have nowhere to sit down," the woman... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children’s book world should not be scared of self- publishing, according to Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, the Swedish author behind the bestselling picture book The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, which shot to number one in the Amazon.co.uk book chart before the author signed any deals with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While overall attendance was down from last year, outgoing director Hut Landon said the exhibitor pool was almost identical to the 2014 show, and that there were more children's authors in attendance than last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If there was a theme to this year's Heartland Fall Forum, it was that despite geographic differences, the attendees are all one big family, especially when it comes to sharing children's books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From The Girl on the Train to Gone Girl, badass women rule in today’s blockbusters. Author Kate Mosse picks her favourite justified sinnersThis year has been, in fiction at least, the year of the wild woman. Novels driven by vengeful, unreliable female narrators and psychopathically flawed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google can continue to scan millions of books without violating copyright laws, a US court had ruled. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to join forces with journalist Kristine McKenna for an autobiographical study of his life and workThe director David Lynch has teamed up with the journalist Kristine McKenna to hit back at the “bullshit” surrounding his life and work in a book due to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As booksellers settled in to the kickoff luncheon at this year's New England Independent Booksellers Association fall conference, the bustling children's book scene was evidenced by Harvard Book Store marketing manager Alex Meriwether's latest event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Randy Petway of Publishing Technology previews his talk at the Frankfurt Book Fair about licensing children's books and media properties. The post The Importance of Licensing: Children’s Brands and Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Elsewhen Press is releasing a novel/graphic novel hybrid, An Android Awakes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stewart Foster, the writer behind the adult novel We Used to be Kings (Jonathan Cape), is turning his hand to children’s books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Competition for the Christmas number one spot is wide open this year, a consequence of “the strongest autumn [in publication terms] in years”. Yesterday marked Super Thursday (8th October), the day on which the greatest number of hardback titles—including many likely bestsellers—are released in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alarmed by the rise of ad blocking software use, publishers are starting to recognize their contribution to the problem. At Digiday's Europe Publishing Summit in Barcelona this week, leading European publishers talked about the need to restore the reader experience. As News U.K.'s Alessandro de... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Oscar nominee at age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis is now getting an early start on a writing career. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Leila Rasheed has created a writer development scheme, funded by the Publishers Association and Arts Council England, to encourage writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to write children’s books. Rasheed said she set up the Megaphone project because she... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's books were well represented at this year’s Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance's 40th anniversary Discovery Show, held at the Hilton Raleigh North Midtown in Raleigh, N.C., from September 18–20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remember those customized children's books that the rich kids in school used to get, featuring a story with their name and face pasted onto the pages? It turns out that these things are still going, but now the companies that make them are harnessi... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting digital bookshelves this week: an interactive way to explore space with a cat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author SF Said on how almost all the world’s problems come down to ‘us and them’ – and how children’s books can knock down the barriers Do you believe it’s the books we read when we are young that have the deepest impact? Let us know by emailing [email protected] or on Twitter... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stay in the loop with events from The Bookseller Children's Conference with our live updates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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